Springfield, Mo.—The grind of the season does not stop as William Penn returned to the floor to take on Evangel on the road. The Statesmen (19-3, 13-3 Heart) offense was firing on all cylinders as they bounced back in a big way to down the Crusaders (13-9, 9-7 Heart) by the score of 101-74. The […]
Springfield, Mo.–The William Penn women’s basketball team rebounded from a heart-wrenching loss less than 48 hours earlier, rallying past Evangel 89-79 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. After letting a late lead slip away Thursday night, #20 WPU (16-5, 12-4 Heart) overcame a 16-point first-half deficit by shooting over 70% from the field […]
Grinnell, Iowa.—Statesmen Track and Field was back in action on Saturday as they competed on the Grinnell Invitational. The men stole the show as they took home the crown for the second consecutive year with a team score of 159. The Statesmen dominated the 60-yard dash as they took all top-three places. Joel Brown (So., […]
St. Louis, Mo.—Statesmen baseball is back and ready to build off its terrific season a year ago and they kicked off their 2020 campaign with a three-game set with Harris-Stowe University. WPU picked up where they left off as they swept the Hornets by the scores of 11-7, 16-8, and 5-1. The offense was a […]
Sioux Center, Iowa—History was made on Friday night as the Statesmen men’s volleyball squad captured its first win in program history. WPU (1-2, 0-2 Heart), defeated Dordt (2-1) in four sets by scores of 25-27, 26-24, 28-26, 25-20. William Penn outhit the home team by a margin of .169-.041. After dropping a highly contested first […]
GRINNELL — The Central College men’s tennis team battled another high-level opponent Sunday in a 9-0 loss against Grinnell College. The Dutch are 0-2 after losing 8-1 to Bethel University (Minn.) in Rochester last Saturday. “We looked better than we did last week,” coach Ryun Ferrell said. “We had a lot of games go to […]
Gary Dean DeWitt April 20, 1952 – December 5, 2019 United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during February is in honor of Mess Management Specialist Master Chief Gary Dean DeWitt. Gary DeWitt was a 1970 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and worked for a brief time at Pella Corp. before he joined […]
New Sharon, Iowa – A two-vehicle accident has cost the life of a Montezuma, Iowa man on January 31st, 2020. Responders were called to the accident scene south of New Sharon along Highway 63 at 5:25 pm. A 2002 Chevrolet Impala was driving north on Highway 63 by 61-year-old James McIlrath, of Montezuma. A 2004 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the middle of January, members of the community sat down to share their creativity, and appreciation for those active service members of the military. With marker and scissors, stickers and glue, heartfelt creations appeared on paper, but it’s the message given that really stands out. Oskaloosa American Legion Post Commander Darrin […]
106 Ryllie Siroky (16-18) placed 4th and scored 12.0 team points. Quarterfinal – Ryllie Siroky (Oskaloosa) 16-18 won by fall over Hayden Eaton (Grinnell) 9-21 (Fall 1:03) Semifinal – Jacob Fistler (Dallas Center-Grimes) 24-2 won by fall over Ryllie Siroky (Oskaloosa) 16-18 (Fall 2:31) Cons. Semi – Ryllie Siroky (Oskaloosa) 16-18 received a bye () […]
